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'L. N. LOVELAND.'

GATE.

No. 290,646. Patented Dec. 18, 188,3.

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LUCIUS N. LOVELAND, OF NEW HAVEN, INDIANA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION'forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,646, dated December18, 1883.

Application filed March 5, 1883. (No model.)

ro has for its object to provide a gate of this class possessingsuperior advantages in point of simplicity and inexpensiveness inconstrue! tion, and general convenience and efficiency in operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective 4view of my improved gateclosed. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view, partlyin section, illustrating the operation of the gate in dotted lines. Fig.4. is a vertical 2o cross-section of the gate, taken on the line x w,

Fig. 3, and looking toward the free swinging end of the gate.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the gate, which can be, in themain, of any suit- 2 5 able construction, and is provided with a pivotalbearing, B, on a base-block, C, arranged between two uprights or posts,D D, at the hinge end of the gate. These posts D D are connected attheir top by a cross-piece, E, in

3o which is formed a notch, F, that receives the suspension-wire strandG, which extends from the said notch down at each side of the gate, asshown at H H, and is secured at its lower ends, I I, to the bottom` of alever, J, that is 55 fulcrumed on the gate, as shown at K. Vhen thislever is thrown back at its top operating end toward the pivot end ofthe gate, the suspension-wires are tightened, so as to raise the freeswinging end of the gate, and allow it to 4o swing over the catch L,that projects from the side of an end post, INI. Vhen the gate isclosed, the projecting end N of one of its rails rests on this saidcatch, and supports the swinging end of the gate, to obviate sagging ofthe posts D D 5 but should sagging ensue from any cause,

the consequent slack of the suspension-wires can be taken up by means ofmoving the small bail O forward. This bail supports the wires at eachside the gate and extends up over the latter, it being preferablyreceived into one of a series of notches, P, in the top edge of the railQ at the top of the gate. The point of suspension of the gate should bein line with the gate when entirely open back at right angles to itsnormal closed position; but it should be back of the vertical plane ofthe pivot of the gate. By this arrangement the gate will be at rest whenit is entirely open; but when only part way open the gate willautomatically swing into closed position.

R is a wire bail or loop, that passes under one of the lower rails, S,of the gate, and has its ends T T brought up at each side the latter andsecured to a cross pin or bolt, U, to which the suspension-strands H Hare also secured. This bail or loop R is received into any one of aseries of notches, V, in the under edge of the rail S, and by adjustingthe same in these notches the tension of the strands H H on the levercan be regulated to govern the operation of the said lever to effect thelatch movement of gate. By this mechanism the free and easy operation ofthe latch movement can be secured, and the same be accurately adj usted.

I claim as my invention- The gate having the rail S, provided with lowerend of the lever upto the hinge-posts, the transverse pin or bolt U,connected to the suspension-wires near where they are secured to thelever, and the bail or loop R, passing under the rail S and engaging thenotches on the same, and having its ends passing up and secured to theends of the pin U, whereby when the lever is operated the wires aretightened and lift the gate over the catch, and when the lever isreleased the wires become loosened and permit the gate to drop into thecatch, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

LUGIUS N. LOVELAND.

Witnesses:

H. M. LovnLAND, D. J. SPENCER.

